Time: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Eastern
Location: Webinar
Description: Continuous improvement is based on the principles that making sustainable change takes time and involves collective effort; is context specific; and requires constant adaptation, data collection, and learning. (https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/northeast/Publication/4005)[Continuous Improvement in Education: A Toolkit for Schools and Districts] is designed to orient school principals, district staff, teachers, and other practitioners to the principles and practices of continuous improvement, as well as to aid state education agency (SEA) staff in supporting local education agencies in using these approaches. This webinar will present an overview of the toolkit and provide some direction about how the toolkit may be used by educational stakeholders to support work to test and implement new practices.
Audience: The primary audience for this webinar includes school and district staff, as well as SEA staff in the Northeast & Islands Region and nationally.
Speakers: -Dr. Karen Shakman, Research Scientist and Toolkit Author, REL Northeast & Islands -Diana Wogan, Project Director and Toolkit Author, REL Northeast & Islands -Sheila Rodriguez, Research Associate and Toolkit Author, REL Northeast & Islands -Cassandra Townshend, Director of Special Education and Behavior Systems, Champlain Valley School District
Report Citation: Shakman, K., Wogan, D., Rodriguez, S., Boyce, J., & Shaver, D. (Forthcoming, 2020). Continuous improvement in education: A toolkit for schools and districts(REL 2020-014). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands.
